PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 182 Hans Leybold
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 182Hans LeyboldTHE YOUNG DADAISTHans Leybold was born into a middle-class family in Frankfurt am Main on April 2, 1892.He was raised in Hamburg where he completed school at…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 181 Arthur von Brietzke
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 181Arthur von BrietzkeFriedrich Moritz Arthur von Brietzke was born in the Brandenburger town of Kemnitz on April 30, 1848.At the time, a liberal revolution was spreading across Europe.…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 179 Hans Imelmann
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 179Hans ImelmannHans Imelmann was born in Hannover on May 14, 1897. His first known military service was piloting a Fokker Eindekker for one of the early fighter units,…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 178 Karl d’Elsa
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 178Karl d’ElsaMILITARY RISEKarl Ludwig d'Elsa was born on the first of November 1849 in Dresden (then in the Kingdom of Saxony). He was the son of Lieutenant Colonel…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 177 Friedrich Friedrichs
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 177Friedrich FriedrichsFriedrich "Fritz" Friedrichs was born in Spork, Westphalia on February 21, 1895, the son of a customs official. Young Fritz attended the Hermann-Tast Gymnasium and received his…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 17 Eugen Schiffer
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 176Eugen SchifferLEGAL ROOTSEugen Schiffer was born in the Prussian Silesian town of Breslau on February 14, 1860. He was the son of Bernhard Schiffer (a merchant) and Mathilde…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 175 Wilhelm von Dommes
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 175Wilhelm von DommesMILITARY RISEWilhelm Ernst Justus von Dommes was born in Göttingen on September 15, 1867. Barely eighteen years old, he was a cadet with the "Baron von…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 174 Johannes Giesberts
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 174Johannes GiesbertsTHE TRADE UNIONIST POLITICIANJohannes Giesberts was born in Straelen on February 3, 1865. After attending school, he started an apprenticeship as a baker. Giesberts then worked as…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 173 Hermann von Staabs
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 173Hermann von StaabsMILITARY RISEHermann Friedrich von Staabs was born in Aachen (in Prussian Württemberg) on March 11, 1859. Barely seventeen years old, he entered the Imperial German Army…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 172 Richard Willstätter
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 172Richard WillstätterBorn into a Jewish family in Karlsruhe (in Baden) on August 13, 1872, Richard Martin Willstätter was the son of Max Willstätter (a textile merchant) and Sophie…